diff --git a/src/qwaylandlayershellintegration.cpp b/src/qwaylandlayershellintegration.cpp
index 87d7acd..f8a8b95 100644
--- a/src/qwaylandlayershellintegration.cpp
+++ b/src/qwaylandlayershellintegration.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 namespace LayerShellQt
 {
 QWaylandLayerShellIntegration::QWaylandLayerShellIntegration()
-    : m_layerShell(Q_NULLPTR)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/qwaylandlayershellintegration_p.h b/src/qwaylandlayershellintegration_p.h
index c22fad0..5150b22 100644
--- a/src/qwaylandlayershellintegration_p.h
+++ b/src/qwaylandlayershellintegration_p.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public:
 private:
     static void registryLayer(void *data, struct wl_registry *registry, uint32_t id, const QString &interface, uint32_t version);
 
-    QWaylandLayerShell *m_layerShell;
+    QWaylandLayerShell *m_layerShell = nullptr;
 };
 
 }